Job Title: Global Proposal Recruiter
Hiring Organization: Pathfinder
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/29/2024
Pathfinder
Overview:
Pathfinder
International is driven by the conviction that all people, regardless of where
they live, have the right to decide whether and when to have children, to exist
free from fear and stigma, and to lead the lives they choose. Since 1957, we
have partnered with local governments, communities, and health systems in
developing countries to remove barriers to critical sexual and reproductive
health services. Together, we expand access to contraception, promote healthy
pregnancies, save women’s lives, and stop the spread of new HIV infections,
wherever the need is most urgent. Our work ensures millions of women, men, and
young people are able to choose their own paths forward.
Position: Global Proposal Recruiter
Reports:
Senior Director, Business Development
Location: Preferably Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cote D’Ivoire, DRC,
Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger, Pakistan,
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda or the US.
Summary
of Role:
The
Global Proposal Recruiter role initiates and leads talent acquisition efforts
including full life cycle recruiting, developing and executing a broad-based
sourcing strategy, ultimately delivering a viable talent pipeline for
Pathfinder International’s response to new business proposals.
Provides full life cycle recruiting for a broad range of both domestic and
international positions. Supports staffing donor Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
and Requests for Assistance (RFAs). This includes designing and implementing
global sourcing and recruiting campaigns to identify country nationals,
expatriates, and third country nationals for key/expert positions. May provide
other recruitment support to project start-up or organizational staffing, as
needed.
Key
Responsibilities:
Life
cycle recruitment for proposal positions:
Assessing
Hiring Needs. Review and assess each proposal opportunity to identify and
develop specific recruitment action steps to ensure that all donor and
organizational staffing requirements are successfully completed for each
funding opportunity within established deadlines. Develops and executes
recruiting strategies for each job profile.
Job
Postings. Develop and implement electronic requisitions for open positions,
posts position openings to Pathfinder employment webpage as well as external
websites. Ensures postings are current and up to date.
Candidate
Sourcing. Employs a variety of standard and specialized sourcing techniques to
identify a high quality, diverse candidate pool in an efficient, cost-effective
manner (i.e. online investigating, database and ATS searches, cold calling,
user groups, referrals, networking, and the like.).
Proactively
builds Pathfinder’s talent pipeline by identifying, screening, interviewing,
and assessing candidates for open positions.
Interviewing
and Selecting Candidates. Assists proposal teams in evaluating applicant
qualifications and selecting the most qualified candidates. Makes employment
recommendations based on information obtained through interviews, reference
checks and assessment tools. Screens and presents qualified candidates for
interviews. Performs detailed reference checking on selected candidates and
reviews results with hiring managers. Initiates and ensures background check,
drug testing, and any immigration processing requirements are satisfactorily
completed when necessary.
Advertising
Management. Manages advertising in various media (print, internet, social
media). Research appropriate advertising venues, analyzes advertising sources
for cost effectiveness and makes recommendations on where to spend advertising
dollars.
Interview
Coordination. Coaches interview team members on developing job- specific
behavioral and competency-based interview questions as well as interviewing and
candidate assessment techniques. Organizes, leads, and documents post-interview
debrief with interview teams.
Selecting
Candidates. Works with HR Managers and Hiring Managers to develop and extend
offers of employment to selected candidates within the guidelines of
Pathfinder’s compensation. Negotiates proposal candidate salaries and
establishes benefits within budget constraints.
Recruiting
Strategy Implementation and Documentation:
Develops
recruiting strategies for each position. Follows recruiting process and tracks
job candidates using Pathfinder’s applicant tracking system.
Maintains
accurate and well-ordered documentation on all applicant flow, sourcing
practices, and other recruiting activities to minimize exposure to liability
and ensure a thorough and positive audit if required.
Ensures
that all staffing documentation submitted with proposals complies with donor
specifications Conduct necessary reference and background checks on proposed
candidates.
Candidate
Relationship Management:
Serves as
a point of contact for key personnel after proposal submission and until a
funding decision has been determined by the donor. Keeps a pipeline of
candidates for future positions and proposals.
Required
Education and Work Experience:
Bachelor’s
degree in human resources, Business/Industrial Psychology, Communications, or
related field; or a combination of education and work experience that yields
the required competencies.
7 years
related experience, including experience in global recruiting.
Experience
providing recruitment support for US government RFAs/RFPs or other professional
services proposals.
Advanced
skills in hiring high-quality individuals utilizing a full life cycle
recruiting process including developing recruitment strategies; creatively
sourcing candidates; pre-screening, interviewing, and assessing candidates; and
negotiating and finalizing job offers.
Proven
ability utilizing various sourcing alternatives and proactive recruiting tools
and methodologies (search engines, social networks, cold calling, corporate
websites, general job boards, professional associations, trade
journal/newspaper advertising, outplacement firms, college postings, alumni
organizations, job fairs, and employee referrals) to build candidate pipelines.
Advanced
skills in networking, consulting, and client management
Proven
ability with applicant tracking systems.
Ability
to communicate, collaborate with diverse stakeholders and achieve operational
outcomes.
Preferred
Competence and Work Experience:
Experience
recruiting international talent based in Africa and Asia.
Experience
in corporate staffing for an organization that is an active US government
contractor (OFCCP compliance) in public health and/or international
development.